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Joan Herrera
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Education / Experience Ten years of postdoctoral experience teaching at the University of Florida (UF) (courses included all 4 introductory biology courses offered by UF and marine biology) Ten years of seasonal underwater archaeology/paleontology work with the Aucilla River Prehistory Project of the Florida Museum of Natural History, acted as a diver and dive master, directed outreach and education, developed a virtual exhibit that is still online, coedited and laid out their newsletter Taught summer programs/classes for Center for Precollegiate Teaching and Education and Marine Biology/UF, Biology and Marine Biology/USF, and Marine Biology/GCRL (USM) Worked for several years with the Florida Museum of Natural History on various projects, including a number of paleontological digs (manatee ancestors in Jamaica, Pleistocene echinoids near Ft. Pierce, FL, raninid crabs near Panacea, FL), and as a research associate in the Invertebrate Paleontology Division Worked two years as a marine exhibits consultant on the design and construction South Florida People and Environments Hall at the Florida Museum of Natural History
Recent Projects / Interview Body We are also working on species identification and specimen preservation for the Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP). And, we are collaborating with a number of outside researchers and programs including the Consortium for the Barcode of Life. How is this information beneficial? Was this your original career interest? Why or why not? What is your biggest accomplishment? What do you like most about your career? What do you like least about your career? What are some of your biggest challenges? What advice would you give to someone interested in pursuing a career in your field?
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